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CRH 's development spend reaches almost €630m in 2012

In an update on its spending for the second half of the year, CRH said it had agreed 18 acquisition and investment i...

Pakistan export volumes fall, rise in value terms

During the first five months of the current fiscal (FY12-13) Pakistan exported 3.612Mt of cement and earned US$245.4...

Further double-digit gains forecast for Indonesian demand

Indonesian cement consumption is expected to rise between 10-12 per cent in 2013, driven by developments in the prop...

Iran cement production rises 5.85% in first nine months of the year

Iran produced 53.16Mt in the first nine months of the current Iranian year (beginning 20 March 2012), representing a...

IFC to loan Kerbala Cement US$70m for plant rehabilitation

The IFC, a member of the World Bank, is to provide a US$70m loan to Kerbala Cement Manufacturing (KCML) to rehabilit...

Bangladesh: clinker shipment held at port

A clinker shipment from Singapore for Bangladesh's second largest cement producer HeidelbergCement Bangladesh (HCB) ...

Algerian Jan-Nov12 imports increase 92%

The first 11 months of 2012 saw Algeria increase its cement imports by 91.95 per cent, according to Algerian customs...

Cemex invests in wastewater treatment, Dominican Republic

Cemex will invest DOP80m (US$2m) in a wastewater treatment plant for its San Pedro de Macorís cement works in the Do...

Welcome to the new builds (3)

In this third and final part of ICR's biannual project review, we focus on new cement plant projects in Asia. Over th...

Welcome to the new builds (2)

As new kiln capacity figures for 2012 indicate signs of a recovery, ICR takes a look a new capacity and upgrades in A...